Improvement in car-couplings



J. c. MORRIS Car'Coupling.

No 110,269. Patented Dec. 20,1870

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JAMES o.- MORRIS, or GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE. 7

Letters Patent No. 110,269, dated December 20,1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern -Be it known that I, JAMES C. Monnls, of Greene ville, in the county of Greene and State of Tennessee,

have invented a'uew and improved Self-acting Oar- Coupling; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing making apart of this specification, in which.

Figure 1 is a side elevation .Figure 2 is a sectional elevation and Figure 3 is aplan view.

- This invention consists of spring-hooks, pivoted at their extremities in a draw-head, in combination with a bolt, triangular in cross-section, passing vertically through a complementary draw-head, which retains the hooks after they have entered the draw-head, in which is the triangular bolt, and have passedone to each side of thcsaine, and closed together again at its rear, and with a rod attached, said bolt having a V-shaped groove running lengthwise of its rear side, which receives the points of the hooks, holds' them, and prevents them from lapping.

In the drawing a, b are draw-heads.

' 0 care the hooks, pivoted at their real-ends in the draw-heada.

d d are springs, which tendto keep the hooks o in contact.

a is. the triangular bolt, sliding vertically in the draw-head b.

f is the rod, connected, said bolt being furrowed in V-shape lengthwise of its rear side, which receives the points of the hooks c after they have entered the draw-head, and, passed behind the boltfretains them lapping past each other.

until the bolt is drawn up, and prevents them from The draw-heads should be cast deep enough to mit of coupling ally car with one whose draw-head is at a greater or lesser height flOlIliillB track.

'llhe .bolt 0 may be placed horizontally, and the books have a vertical motion. Y

The harder the pull of the hooks upon the bolt the closer will be their connection.

.In vcase of running off the track, any car provided svithtthis apparatus may be detached in a moment.

-'1he hole 0 in the draw-head a is intended tore-.

cei ve a pin, by which an ordinary link may be held, the same to be used in case of accident to the hooks.-

"Having thus described my invention,

.4 What I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

The books 0, springs (I, and triangular bolt e, fu'rrowed in V-shape in its rearside, all constructed and arranged as specified. I I -J G. MORRIS.

1Witnesses:

dunes OBBIEN, JOHN T. Bnnns. 

